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Monday, 16 May 2011

BBC News

• Lifeline for threatened Cumbria bus routes Twelve bus routes in Cumbria which had been facing the axe will be retained.
• Shrewsbury schools to benefit from 20mph zones A 20mph speed limit will be introduced outside three schools in Shropshire as part of a council school travel plan.
• Scheme to slow cars near school in Long Whatton Work to cut speeding near a Leicestershire village school has been completed by the county council.

Financial Times

• Shipping woes lure financial groups An expected surge in shipping restructuring work is leading to some of the world's biggest financial companies taking steps to prepare for the fallout
• People's port plan wins privatisation rethinkA Tory MP's campaign to apply the Big Society to Europe's busiest ferry port looks set for a victory when the government reopens a consultation on privatisations

The Guardian

• Boost for Dover 'people's port' as government announces new rules Change will make possible the creation of 'big society' ports and allow public opinion to be considered in the competition process
• Why cyclists sometimes opt for the pavement Outdated one-way systems designed for a car-dominated world mean even the most law-abiding among us risk a £30 fine

The Telegraph

• Community wins say on Dover port privatisation deal Transport Secretary Philip Hammond will tell MPs today that the proposed £300m privatisation of Dover and other trust ports will be conditional on "community involvement".

Mail Online

• The Tunnel of Love: Most new roads go billions over-budget and bring out the eco-warriors. But this one has drivers and tree-huggers united in joyThe Hindhead Tunnel is Britain's most ambitious since the Channel Tunnel. It's actually a pair of record-breaking, 1.3 mile, 70mph road tunnels, underneath one of southern England's prettiest beauty spots.

Network Rail

• APRIL'S TRAIN PERFORMANCE AT 93%

London Evening Standard

• Campaigners welcome emission pledgeReports that the Government is to sign up to ambitious targets for emissions cuts have been welcomed as

Bucks Free Press

• Gillan: Let me know your HS2 views A SOUTH Bucks MP has urged residents to take part in the controversial HS2 consultation – and asked them to send their responses to her as well.

East Anglian Daily Times

• East Anglia: Rail passengers face major delaysRAIL services between London and Norwich have been cancelled or delayed by up to two hours due to signalling failures between Chelmsford and Hatfield Peverel.

Other Regional Press

• Multi-million pound investment for port of DoverA massive revamp of the Port of Dover, totalling £85 million, has been announced today.

The Business Desk

• £100m investment heralds Birmingham Airport as key transport hub BIRMINGHAM Airport is set to become one of the most important transport hubs in the country, spearheading the economic revival of the West Midlands.Transport Secretary Philip Hammond made the claim when he officially opened the latest phase of the £100m redevelopment of the airport.

Green Miscellany

• Car club membership growing at 70 per cent Research showing that 30 per cent of car club users put off buying a vehicle as a result of their car club membership supports the estimate that each car of this kind can potentially replace more than 20 privately-owned vehicles. read more
• 'Bicycle mugging' on the rise The number of cyclists being mugged for their bikes appears to be increasing dramatically, according to cycle insurers the ETA.read more

Other News Sources

• High speed first for Mid Norfolk Railway Rail enthusiasts experienced a historic moment in Dereham as a high speed train from London pulled into the town’s volunteer-run station for the first time.
• No way to run a railway brand - how South West Trains have managed to trash their imageProving that people are a far more sensitive issue than the planet in consumers hearts & minds, South West Trains (UK’s biggest commuter rail franchise operated by Stagecoach Group) has managed to find itself the centre of a storm of anger from commuters.